BMW M62

BMW M62 engine
Overview
Production1995–2005
Layout
Configuration90° V8
Displacement3.5 L (3,498 cc)
4.4 L (4,398 cc)
4.6 L (4,619 cc)
4.8 L (4,837 cc)
Cylinder bore84 mm (3.31 in)
92 mm (3.62 in)
93 mm (3.66 in)
Piston stroke78.9 mm (3.11 in)
82.7 mm (3.26 in)
85 mm (3.35 in)
89 mm (3.50 in)
Cylinder block materialAluminium
Cylinder head materialAluminium
ValvetrainDOHC, with VVT on
M62TU versions
Valvetrain drive systemChain
Combustion
Fuel typePetrol
Chronology
PredecessorBMW M60
SuccessorBMW N62

BMW M62 is a naturally aspirated V8 petrol engine which was produced from 1995 to 2005.[1] A successor to the BMW M60, the M62 features an aluminium engine block[2] and a single row timing chain.[3]

In 1998, a Technical Update included VANOS (variable valve timing) for the intake camshafts.

The S62 engine is the BMW M high performance version of the M62, which was released in the E39 M5, BMW Z8, Ascari KZ1, and the Ascari A10.

  1. ^ "BMW 8-Zylinder Motor (M62)". bmw-grouparchiv.de. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ "BMW World - Nikasil". www.usautoparts.net. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014.
  3. ^ "BMW M62 engine". www.usautoparts.net. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013.